Keepers may no longer see red after a major revision of football’s laws.

The dreaded “triple jeopardy” rule which saw keepers red carded and serve a suspension if they conceded a penalty is the biggest change brought in.

The International Football Association Board (IFAB) has made 95 changes and removed ancient language to simplify their Laws of the Game handbook.

It means as long as referees can see that keepers have made a genuine attempt to go for the ball then denying strikers an obvious goalscoring opportunity will now only result in a yellow card.

Fouls committed outside the box or obvious professional fouls in the penalty area will still result in a red card but the key is whether players make a genuine attempt.

Bafetimbi Gomis is brought down by Thibaut Courtois earlier this season (Image: Reuters / Eddie Keogh)

The new laws will be brought in from June 1 and England have received special permission to use them in their pre-Euro warm-up friendlies with Australia and Turkey in May.

IFAB technical director David Elleray, who said the new law to replace triple jeopardy was being done on a two year trial basis, said: “It was agreed that the triple jeopardy punishment of a penalty, red card and suspension was too harsh. “

The other key changes will allow the ball to be kicked backward from kick-offs and also a fouled player will no longer necessarily have to leave the pitch for treatment.

If the injured player can be dealt with quickly then he will not be asked to leave the pitch.

There is also a new law which means if players have a pre-match bust-up - like if Patrick Vieira and Roy Keane’s infamous tunnel bust-up came to blows - then they would be removed from the starting line-ups and be replaced by a substitute.